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Ambrose, Idris or Remy

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shirleycat1 · 15/01/2014 19:38

It's for DC3 who I think is a boy. Due very soon. DC1's name begins with A and DC2 begins with R. But I find Idris a bit harsh.

Please don't be horrible or rude.

Cheers...

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ZeroSomeGameThingy · 15/01/2014 21:07

Well if your think is a boy turns out to be a girl:

Isis

is an absolutely beautiful name...

CajaDeLaMemoria · 15/01/2014 21:04

Remy is a Newcastle striker. I'm a bit of a football nut, though.

Ambrose is cool. Sharing your name with a dragon is pretty cool, too.

JanetAndRoy · 15/01/2014 21:02

Ambrose reminds me - in no particular order - of Devonshire custard, the strange man in The Thirteenth Tale, and the foxhound in The Labyrinth.

omuwalamulungi · 15/01/2014 21:00

I love the name Remy. Love love love it! If I ever have another boy he'll be a Remy.

BikeRunSki · 15/01/2014 20:58

Ambrose.
It my dB's name and a truly excellent one at that. V few references to milk pudding. Unusual, but everyone has heard of it and can spell it.

Next Idris. The mountain in Mid/north Wales is Cadair Idris (Idris' Chair), with Idris pronounced with a short I ,"ih-dris".

JiltedJohnsJulie · 15/01/2014 20:56

Ambrose, then idris and remy last.

Can't believe someone else watched Funland...

IHeartKingThistle · 15/01/2014 20:55

Remy is supercool.

LCHammer · 15/01/2014 20:52

Isis? :)

RabbitPies · 15/01/2014 20:46

I don't like Isis or Remy at all,but Ambrose is a wonderful name. Please use it.

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shirleycat1 · 15/01/2014 20:40

Pronounce Id-ris I reckon. But it doesn't flow like I would like. Idris is probably my least favourite but it does sound nice with DC names. Not a good enough reason to pick it though...

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AvonCallingBarksdale · 15/01/2014 20:39

Yes! Ambrose = custard
Remy - cognac
Idris - Stringer Bell in the Wire! Wire fan here

So, Idris is the best!

LCHammer · 15/01/2014 20:38

For me, Ambrose was a pompous B&B owner in Somerset about 10 years ago.

How would you pronounce Idris? Eye-dris or Yi-dris or Ee-dris?

milkingmachine1 · 15/01/2014 20:37

I know an Idris, Idi for short, which I think is cute.

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shirleycat1 · 15/01/2014 20:33

Do you think about rice pudding or custard when you hear Ambrose?

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WhyMeWhyNot · 15/01/2014 20:30

I know 2 baby Idris.

JanetAndRoy · 15/01/2014 20:27

Idris isn't/wasn't Arthur. Idris was giant, and a king of early medieval Wales. Cader Idis means Idris's Chair.

DS2 was nearly Idris!

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shirleycat1 · 15/01/2014 20:21

After thinking Remy for months I think I am now erring towards Ambrose.

Name giving is very very hard...

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Skiingmaniac · 15/01/2014 20:19

Love Ambrose......my cat is called Ambrose as I'm not having any more DCs - his nickname is Amby. Thanks

mrsannekins · 15/01/2014 20:16

Defo Idris

bakingtins · 15/01/2014 20:16

I like Eli. Isaac?

ancientbuchanan · 15/01/2014 20:16

Idris is Arthur.

I love Ambrose. Next.I.like Idris. Not keen on.Remy really.

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shirleycat1 · 15/01/2014 20:15

Re the same initial - not sure really. I don't want it to look like we're going for a theme. But then as DP said to me last night, we shouldn't choose a name on how it sounds with siblings names as that will only be relevant for a certain amount of years, so really we just need to consider it in it's own right. If you get what i mean...

Sharing a name with a dragon would be fine with me!

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HyvaPaiva · 15/01/2014 20:15

Idris. It's used a lot in Morocco and I've come to really love it.

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shirleycat1 · 15/01/2014 20:13

I've not seen Funland but that made me laugh.

Not feeling Aubrey I'm afraid.

I'm not sure if Idris sounds a bit harsh and clunky.

Actually Eli is ,my absolute favorite but DPs DSis nicked it - well Elijah (which isn't even the same name and we chose it first) - and now DP has vetoed it!

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WeightyKaty · 15/01/2014 20:12

I think there is a mountain called Cader Idris in north Wales

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